Monta Ellis vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Monta Ellis that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Monta Ellis

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 17.8 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (2015) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.